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Bongmusa Mthembu (born 27 June 1983) is a South Africa ultramarathon runner. He was born in Bulwer, a village near Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. After matriculation he left Bulwer for Pietermaritzburg. He was hired as a bricklayer. At that time he was running only for fitness. In 2004 he started to enter races then in 2005 he won the Maritzburg Marathon. He is known for his achievements at the Comrades Marathon, run annually between Durban and Pietermaritzburg in South Africa, where he is a 3-time winner (2014, 2017 and 2018) and an 8-time gold medal winner, finishing in the top 10 between 2009 and 2019. In 2019 he added to his racing honours by winning the 56 km Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town. He has also represented South Africa on the global stage. Mthembu finished 2nd and 3rd at the IAU 100km World Championships in 2016 and 2018 respectively. In 2019 Mthembu represented South Africa at the IAU 50km World Championships in Brasov, Romania where he finished 7th place individually. The South African team took home the Gold Medal in team scoring. (en) |
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Bongmusa Mthembu (born 27 June 1983) is a South Africa ultramarathon runner. He was born in Bulwer, a village near Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. After matriculation he left Bulwer for Pietermaritzburg. He was hired as a bricklayer. At that time he was running only for fitness. In 2004 he started to enter races then in 2005 he won the Maritzburg Marathon. (en) |
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